The ex-Arsenal man believes a victory on Saturday would blow the title race wide open and called on Wenger to add a new striker over the summer

Glory days: Robert Pires was part of the Arsenal team that went a whole season unbeaten

With Arsenal fans having gone from table toppers to looking nervously over the shoulder's at Everton in fifth place in recent weeks, the fact that Manchester City are the visitors to the Emirates will not ease their fears.

Gunner's boss Arsene Wenger will be wanting to see his side turn their struggling season around with a win over the title favourites as he eyes a rebuilding job over the summer to take his side to the next level.

Here's our round-up of all the Arsenal-related stories from today's papers and across the web.

Thursday's Arsenal stories from the Daily Mirror

French midfielder Mathieu Flamini has issued a wake-up call to save Arsenal's season, writes John Cross.

The north London side's recent poor form has cost them any chance of winning the title this season and left them fighting for Champions League football next season.

A heavy defeat to Chelsea followed by a draw to struggling Swansea came hot on the heels of their European exit at the hands of German giants Bayern Munich.

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Rallying cry: Mathieu Flamini wants nothing less than a win against Manchester City

And with high-flying Manchester City, who thrashed them 6-3 at the Etihad in December, next up the tough-tackling Flamini knows that anything less than a win would increase the pressure on their top four status.

Flamini said: "When you play a big game, you cannot lose it in the first 10 or 15 minutes because it is not good afterwards for the rest of the game.

"So we have to be focused, be ready for this kind of game because at the end of the day, these kind of games are battles. You have to win the duels, win the fight and then play your football."

He told talkSPORT: “I am a great admirer of Arsene Wenger and always will be.

"The job he has done economically and commercially for that football club is incredible, to oversee that move and to have the whole thing work the way it did, but in that time no trophies makes it difficult to understand the mentality and logic of the club’s board and ambition.

"I think he has been stifled. The day David Dein left that club was the day Arsenal became a commercial entity as opposed to a club that were really at the top of their game, in terms of getting players in and what have you."

Thursday's Arsenal stories from other newspapers and websites

Robert Pires believes Arsenal can get back into the title race with a win over title favourites Manchester City.

The former France midfielder knows how to bag silver ware having won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles during his time at Arsenal and was part of the club's famous unbeaten season of 2003–04.

And the 40-year-old Pires called on Wenger to add more firepower to the Gunner's attack over the summer with the signing of a top class striker as that is what they have been lacking this season.

Under fire: Arsenal's Olivier Giroud needs help up front according to Pires

He told Sky Sports: "It's very important to buy the other striker because maybe you can play 4-4-2. The priority must be a new striker to play with Olivier Giroud.

"For the moment, it's a good season. They are fourth and they are playing against Wigan in the semi-final of the FA Cup.

"On Saturday, against Manchester City, it's like a final for the future. If Arsenal win, it's possible to win the title. You never know when you're talking about football."

But Wenger is feeling the pain of the criticism he has endured in recent weeks and may not be there next season according to the Express.

And his latest lacklustre performance in the draw with Swansea last time out came in for some stinging criticism from former Manchester United man Paul Scholes who claimed he had not developed since aged 17.

And Robson insists his lack of improvement can be blamed on Wenger.

"Jack Wilshere can be a world class player,” he told talkSPORT. “I’ve seen him from a young boy and he’s an outstanding footballer.

“Paul Scholes is right though, he hasn’t developed as well as everybody would have liked him to.

“If Jack gets the right manager in charge of him, and the right sort of coaching, he will become a world class player. Arsene Wenger in my view is not that manager.”